Portuguese tennis player Joao Souza said this Wednesday he was “exhausted” by threats and insults from players on social media after dropping out of the Candidates Tournament in Girona, Spain.
“I am tired of receiving messages from players with threats, insults, provocations and little idea of what you need to do and what to sacrifice to become a professional tennis player,” wrote the Portuguese in a message on the social network Instagram.
João Sousa accompanies his message with images of examples of threats and insults he received, in which he is accused of fixing the results and even wishes for serious injury or even death.
Saying it’s a situation that “all pro tennis players” have to “deal with every week”, Souza says the betting world he says he respects has “brought this less good side and these people forget that the purpose of these messages “are people.
“People with feelings, emotions, less good days, like everyone else, who deal with their own problems and, above all, every day they do their best, despite victory or defeat,” wrote Guimarães, who demanded only respect.
Portuguese tennis player Joao Souza, ranked 156th in the ATP rankings, was eliminated this Wednesday in the second round of singles at the Challenger in Girona, Spain, after losing to Argentina’s Mariano Navone, 237th, by a score of 6-2, 4-6 and 6.-4, two hours and 24 minutes later.